Passive energy absorption by human muscle-tendon unit is unaffected by increase in intramuscular temperature

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1215-1220

  Magnusson, S P ^a   Aagaard, P ^a   Larsson, B ^a   Kjaer, M ^a  

^a BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Elasticity; Extensibility; Static stretch; Viscoelastic behavior

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY ABSORPTION; EXERCISE; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE STRETCHING; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUNNING; TENDON; VISCOELASTICITY; WARMING;

EID: 0034048330     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.2000.88.4.1215     Document Type: Article

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